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Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes
Are you silly as a goose? Do you laugh like a hyena? Like a monkey? Like a moose? For more similes, look inside.
- GenresPicture Books
24 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Nancy Loewen
195 books47 followersNancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She's published more than 140 books for children. FOUR TO THE POLE (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) and THE LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her WRITER'S TOOLBOX series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers.
Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.
Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.
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February 9, 2013
Readers learn all about similes in this short book about a man named Mr. Moe who is on his way to an important meeting. Readers may be surprised to learn who he is longing to see, and they will certainly enjoy his journey since it is sprinkled through with various similes. The illustrations add to the story's humor as the poor man goes from mishap to mishap. This is a good book to aid beginning writers or to serve as a model for anyone wanting to stretch his/her writing. The author even provides exercises to practice creating similes.
July 6, 2017
"Meet Mr. Moe and see how similes can make a story more colorful."
Emphasizing how similes can make for better, more interesting writing, this book is a very readable text. In addition, there are interesting insets including how Mark Twain gave us "as thin as a rail" and other historical pieces of information about the use of similes. Illustrations are fun, too.
Emphasizing how similes can make for better, more interesting writing, this book is a very readable text. In addition, there are interesting insets including how Mark Twain gave us "as thin as a rail" and other historical pieces of information about the use of similes. Illustrations are fun, too.
May 4, 2014
Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes, is an excellent nonfiction resource to teach figurative language. Due to the dull nature of the book, I don't believe it would make a great read aloud, but I strongly believe this book would be a great resource in a small group intervention.
February 8, 2012
A beautifully illustrated and written picture book that explains similes.
January 9, 2013
Love these kinds of books where they explain stuff
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